NEW YORK --- (www.YORKATHLETICS.com) York College men's and women's swimming opened their CUNYAC slate Tuesday evening with a road match up against the Baruch College Bearcats (M: 3-0; W: 3-0) and Fashion Institute of Technology Tigers inside ARC Aquatic Arena.



The Bearcats topped York with a 55-women's final and a 55-20 women's decision. The Tigers claimed a 23-13 victory in the men's meet and edged York by a count of 26-15 on the women's side.

Julia Wyman made her debut for the Cardinals with a third–place finish in the women's 50-meter freestyle in 33.65.  She claimed victory in the 100-meter butterfly (1:27.97) and collected first-place points in the 100-meter breaststroke by touching the wall in 1:36.57.  

On the men's side, Jeremy Sapeg clocked in at 2:32.30 to take third place in the 100-meter backstroke for York's top-individual finish.  In 50-meter freestyle, Sapeg paced York in fifth place at (39.57) while Aanas Aybakar (47.34), Ahmed Algendy (47.36) and George Molina (1:02.90) followed.  

Algendy, Molina, Sapeg amd Aybakar combined for first-place points in the 200-meter freestyle relay in 3:11.95

Up Next
The Cardinals return to the pool next Tuesday (Nov. 14) for their home opener with a CUNYAC bout against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs starting at 6 p.m. inside York College Natatorium. 

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